Valve starts selling refurbished Steam Deck for up to $130

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens, it is small E, rain and snow on the way, South China Daniel Wu's clue delivery! CTOnews.com, August 9 (Xinhua)-- Valve has started selling "certified refurbished" Steam Deck handsets, which are much cheaper than brand-new devices.

Valve promises that the refurbished Steam Deck will be "fully tested by Valve" and provide "the same one-year warranty as the new equipment".

CTOnews.com notes that the refurbished Steam Deck offers a good discount over the new device:

64GB: $319 for the refurbished version and $399 for the new version

256GB: $419 for the refurbished version and $529 for the new version

512GB: $519 for the refurbished version and $649 for the new version

Valve warned that "supply is limited" and that outages are expected.

"every certified refurbished Steam Deck has undergone the same high standards of testing as our retail equipment," Valve said. "each device has undergone a complete factory reset, software updates and more than 100 tests in Valve's facility. The tests include all controller inputs, audio systems, screens and internal components. Battery health is also assessed to ensure proper function and life." Although the company said that "all refurbished equipment meet or even exceed the performance standards of the new retail equipment", it also said that the refurbished Steam Deck "may have slight appearance defects."

Valve also announced that GameStop will sell the refurbished Steam Deck in "some stores" from Tuesday. However, Valve pointed out, "these devices are refurbished in GameStop facilities and will have their own warranty period." Steam Deck sold by GameStop is only available to GameStop Pro subscribers.